Tickets go on sale for USFL’s Michigan Panthers at Ford Field

THE MICHIGAN PANTHERS are returning to metro Detroit for the rst time in 40 years, and football fans can make plans to see the USFL team play in person.

Tickets are on sale for Panthers home games and home contests for the other seven USFL teams at theus.com/ticket-hub. Both the Panthers and Philadelphia Stars will call Ford Field home this season.

Tickets start at $10 for an end zone single-game ticket. Sideline and club level single-game tickets are $25 and $40, respectively. e league is also o ering season tickets at $25 for end zone seats and $75 for the sideline. Club level season tickets are priced at $100. Groups sales will get perks including access to exclusive on- eld experiences. Family plans and partial season plans will be announced closer to the start of the season. e Panthers, in a partnership with the Detroit Lions, will play ve of their 10 games this season at Ford Field, beginning with a Week 3 match-up with the New Jersey Generals on April 30. at contest begins a stretch of four straight home games for the Panthers. e team begins the season on the road against the Houston Gamblers at noon April 16 in Memphis. e 2023 season is the second for the revived USFL, which originally ran from 1983-85. Last season, the Panthers went 2-8. e Panthers are led by coach Mike Nolan, who was head coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 2005-08 and has more than 40 years of coaching experience. crainsdetroit.com

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